Summits & Icefields 1: Alpine Ski Tours in the Canadian Rockies

RMB is pleased to present the third edition of Summits and Icefields: Alpine Ski Tours in the Canadian Rockies, one of our bestselling guidebooks. Researched and written by legendary alpinist Chic Scott, with the assistance of mountain guide Mark Klassen, this guidebook will continue to be the bible of ski mountaineers in the Rockies. There will be plenty of new tours in the book, particularly in newly developed areas where skiers can grab a few powder turns near the road. Other areas will be either greatly expanded or completely rewritten and updated. The entire book will be printed in colour, showcasing many mouthwatering ski images and destinations. Digital shaded maps prepared from satellite imagery will illustrate the routes and terrain and will allow this guidebook to set a new standard for ski guidebooks in North America.The companion volume, Summits and Icefields 2: Alpine Ski Tours in the Columbia Mountains, will appear in autumn 2012.

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Summits & Icefields 1: Alpine Ski Tours in the Canadian Rockies

RMB is pleased to present the third edition of Summits and Icefields: Alpine Ski Tours in the Canadian Rockies, one of our bestselling guidebooks. Researched and written by legendary alpinist Chic Scott, with the assistance of mountain guide Mark Klassen, this guidebook will continue to be the bible of ski mountaineers in the Rockies. There will be plenty of new tours in the book, particularly in newly developed areas where skiers can grab a few powder turns near the road. Other areas will be either greatly expanded or completely rewritten and updated. The entire book will be printed in colour, showcasing many mouthwatering ski images and destinations. Digital shaded maps prepared from satellite imagery will illustrate the routes and terrain and will allow this guidebook to set a new standard for ski guidebooks in North America.The companion volume, Summits and Icefields 2: Alpine Ski Tours in the Columbia Mountains, will appear in autumn 2012.

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Summits & Icefields 1: Alpine Ski Tours in the Canadian Rockies

Summits & Icefields 1: Alpine Ski Tours in the Canadian Rockies

Summits & Icefields 1: Alpine Ski Tours in the Canadian Rockies

Summits & Icefields 1: Alpine Ski Tours in the Canadian Rockies

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RMB is pleased to present the third edition of Summits and Icefields: Alpine Ski Tours in the Canadian Rockies, one of our bestselling guidebooks. Researched and written by legendary alpinist Chic Scott, with the assistance of mountain guide Mark Klassen, this guidebook will continue to be the bible of ski mountaineers in the Rockies. There will be plenty of new tours in the book, particularly in newly developed areas where skiers can grab a few powder turns near the road. Other areas will be either greatly expanded or completely rewritten and updated. The entire book will be printed in colour, showcasing many mouthwatering ski images and destinations. Digital shaded maps prepared from satellite imagery will illustrate the routes and terrain and will allow this guidebook to set a new standard for ski guidebooks in North America.The companion volume, Summits and Icefields 2: Alpine Ski Tours in the Columbia Mountains, will appear in autumn 2012.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781926855783
Publisher: Rocky Mountain Books
Publication date: 11/05/2011
Edition description: 2nd ed.
Pages: 344
Product dimensions: 5.00(w) x 6.90(h) x 0.80(d)

About the Author

Chic Scott has been a climber and guide for over 35 years. He is the founder of the Canadian Himalayan Foundation and was the initiator of the prestigious Banff Mountain Film Festival. Chic is the author of Ski Trails in the Canadian Rockies and Powder Pioneers: Ski Stories from the Canadian Rockies and Columbia Mountains

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